Top 10 Best Upcoming Smartphones of 2019-2020

For tech enthusiasts, 2018 was a great year as it was a year of innovative smartphones. All the companies are going for bezel-less smartphones with highest possible screen-to-body ratio and to achieve that they are doing almost everything. We have seen big, small, teardrop notches as well as slider design and pop-up selfie camera. Some smartphone makers have also gone for punch hole design with their flagship smartphones. The companies are also doing great in terms of the under-display fingerprint sensor. Just a year back it was a demo but now almost every flagship smartphones are adopting it. In 2019 we have already seen some great smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy Fold, Mate X etc. Finally, we are able to witness the futuristic foldable phones. Anyway, we are here to discuss the top upcoming smartphones of 2019 and also 2020. So we will skip the smartphones which have already launched this year and will focus on the upcoming smartphones of this year.

The midrange segment smartphones are getting better day by day and some of them are coming with flagship specifications like Poco F1. Further, faster processors, more RAM and of course even better battery life that will make your laptop blush are all in store. We hope with time the upcoming mobiles especially midrange segment will get more and more powerful specs. Anyway, we are here to talk about the best upcoming smartphones in 2019. So without any further ado let’s take a look at the best of the best in the upcoming phones of 2019.

Upcoming Smartphones of 2019

1. OnePlus 7

When we talk about best upcoming smartphones, OnePlus comes to everyone’s mind because the company only make high-end smartphones with a very reasonable price tag. Their latest flagship smartphone is OnePlus 6T which comes with some impressive hardware specs like 8GB RAM, Snapdragon 845 SoC, in-screen fingerprint sensor. OnePlus 7 is expected to come with a whole new hardware improvement which will include a 6.5-inch AMOLED display with the in-screen fingerprint sensor and a pop-up selfie camera. The device will also feature triple rear cameras.

Expected Specifications of OnePlus 7

Display

6.5-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

RAM

8GB/12GB

Storage

128GB/256GB

Rear Cameras

48MP+20MP+5MP

Front Cameras

16MP pop-up

OS

Android 9.0 Pie

Battery

4000mAh

Expected Launch Date: Q2 2019

2. Google Pixel 4

Google Pixel 3 series was announced in October last year. Now it’s time for the next flagship smartphone Google Pixel 4 series. Rumors have already started to surface for this device. It is also heard that Google is working on an affordable smartphone series called Google Pixel 3 Lite. This year Google Pixel 4 is expected to adopt the punch hole design of Galaxy S10 series instead of the notch. Reports also say that Google Pixel 4 will finally go for dual rear cameras and ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner.

Expected Specifications of Google Pixel 4

Display

Unknown

Processor

Snapdragon 855 SoC

RAM

6GB/8GB

Storage

128GB/256GB

Primary Camera

Dual 12MP

Secondary Camera

8MP

OS

Android Q

Battery

3000mAh/3300mAh

Expected Launch Date: Q4 2019

3. Nokia 10 PureView

Nokia 9 PureView is a smartphone of specific for camera-centric persons as this phone comes with 5 rear cameras which can capture magnificent bokeh pictures. Anyway, the device has already been announced at MWC in Barcelona. We have already started getting rumors and leaks on Nokia 10 as well. A concept video has been surfaced a few weeks back which shows a bezel-less display with two rear cameras at the back. The concept design looks a lot like Lumia 1020. Nokia 10 is expected to feature a 5.99-inch QHD+ P-OLED display with 6GB/8GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB of storage.

Expected Specifications of Nokia 10 PureView

Display

5.99-inch QHD+ P-OLED

Processor

Snapdragon 855

RAM

6GB/8GB

Storage

128/256GB

Primary Camera

Dual 48MP Carl Zeiss optics

Secondary Camera

20MP

OS

Android Q

Battery

Unknown

Expected Launch Date: Unknown

4. Xiaomi Mi Fold/Flex (Xiaomi Folding Smartphone)

A year back we discussed the foldable smartphones here but now they are real. Samsung and Huawei have launched their foldable smartphones at MWC this year. Both the smartphones come with a different design but they come with a similar price tag which is very high. Back in January, Xiaomi officially teased that they are also working on a foldable smartphone and also showed a video demo of the smartphone. Mi Fold/Flex will be a flagship phone which will feature Snapdragon 855 chipset with up to 10GB of RAM. It is also rumored that Mi Fold/Flex will cost just $999 and will deliver the same quality of OLED panels we are getting on Mate X and Galaxy Fold.

Expected Specifications of Xiaomi Mi Fold/Flex

Display

Unknown

Processor

Snapdragon 855

RAM

8GB/10GB

Storage

128GB/256GB

Primary Camera

Unknown

Secondary Camera

Unknown

OS

Android 9.0 Pie

Battery

Unknown

Expected Launch Date: Q2 2019

5. Samsung Galaxy Note10

If you are looking for the best upcoming smartphones then Samsung is the best company to look at. The company is launching back to back high-end phones which are best in all segments. While other companies are experimenting with new things on their flagship models Samsung is implementing only when they are 100% satisfied with it. Instead of going for a notch Samsung has implemented punch hole design on Galaxy S10 to place the front-facing cameras. The design looks a lot better than regular notches. The upcoming Galaxy Note10 is also expected to follow the same trend. Samsung is always best with their displays so there’s nothing to talk about it. In the camera department, Samsung can still do wonders. We hope with Galaxy Note10, Samsung will be able to provide us much better pictures with their triple rear camera setup.

Expected Specifications of Samsung Galaxy Note10

Display

6.4-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED display

Processor

Snapdragon 855

RAM

8GB/12GB

Storage

128GB/512GB

Primary Camera

12MP+12MP+16MP

Secondary Camera

10MP+8MP

OS

Android 9.0 Pie

Battery

4100mAh

Expected Launch Date: Q3 2018

6. HTC U12

HTC has skipped their HTC 11 phone this year; rather they have launched U11 this March. Now it is expected the company will launch U12 next year. HTC is good with their innovative features like with U11 they have introduced the Squeezable Edge Sense. We hope next year they will come up with some very exciting features in their smartphones.

So far what we have seen in 2017, it was a great year for smartphones, and we have seen a hell lot of development in every aspect of the smartphone this year. The upcoming smartphone from HTC is expected to feature Snapdragon 845 chipset with 4K Display, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

Expected Specifications of HTC U12

Display

5.7-inch 4K display with curved corners

Processor

Snapdragon 845

RAM

6GB

Storage

128GB

Primary Camera

Dual 12MP

Secondary Camera

16MP

OS

Android 8.0 Oreo

Battery

Unknown

Expected Launch Date: Q1 2018

7. Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+

Samsung announced Galaxy S9 and S9+ last month. The devices were pretty much same from outside like its predecessor S8 and S8+. But inside it has all the latest top lineup specs that set a new benchmark for others just like every year. This year Samsung’s main focus was on Camera. The company has upgraded the camera and implemented variable aperture which can go from f/1.5 to f/2.4.

Next year Samsung is going to implement their in-screen fingerprint technology for sure. According to some new rumors, Note 9 will not feature the on-screen fingerprint sensor in which the company is working on since last year. So there’s a big chance that we will see the on-screen fingerprint tech in their upcoming smartphone Galaxy S10 series.

The camera is going to be even better next year. It is also expected that Samsung will include latest Snapdragon processor with 6GB and 8GB RAM.

Expected Specifications of Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+

Display

5.8/6.2-inch Quad HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display

Processor

Snapdragon 855

RAM

6GB/8GB

Storage

64/128/256GB

Primary Camera

Dual 12MP

Secondary Camera

13MP

OS

Android P

Battery

3500mAh

Expected Launch Date: Q1 2019

8. Xiaomi Mi 7

Xiaomi is currently one of the best smartphone brands who keeps coming with some amazing smartphones at a very cheap price. The upcoming smartphone from Xiaomi, Mi 7 is going to launch next year and we expect it will come with very powerful specs. Xiaomi has already launched Mi 6 and Mi Mix 2 this year which literally amazed the smartphone users all around the world. We hope next year Xiaomi will cook something really good for their next upcoming smartphone.

Expected Specifications of Xiaomi Mi 7

Display

5.2-inch QHD+ Display

Processor

Snapdragon 845

RAM

6GB/8GB

Storage

64/128/256GB

Primary Camera

Dual 12MP

Secondary Camera

16MP

OS

Android 8.0 Oreo

Battery

3500mAh

Expected Launch Date: Q2 2018

9. Microsoft Surface Smartphone

Microsoft is currently taking a shot at a 4GB RAM based model, Microsoft Surface smartphone. Recently few information of the Microsoft Surface Mobile is leaked online. From the various responses, it seems that people are waiting to get it on hands. This device might launch in Q1 2018.

Expected Specifications of Microsoft Surface Mobile

Display

5.5-inch 2K AMOLED display

Processor

Intel Atom x3 (SoFIA) 64-bit processor

RAM

4GB/6GB

Storage

64GB/128GB

Primary Camera

21MP

Secondary Camera

8MP

OS

Windows 10

Battery

Unknown

Expected Launch Date: No News Yet

10. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

If you are really looking for an upcoming smartphone with super thin bezels then Xiaomi Mi Mix series the best one to look at. Xiaomi introduced their original Mix series last year and the whole industry was bound to follow their footsteps. The competition for bezel-less display is increasing. Xiaomi has launched their latest version of Mi Mix series which is Mi Mix 2. The device comes with 5.99-inch Full-screen Display with 91.3% screen-to-body ratio.

We hope next year Xiaomi will be able to provide even thinner bezels in their upcoming phone with more powerful specs. We will also wait for the implementation of the on-screen fingerprint sensor in Mi Mix series.

Expected Specifications of Xiaomi Mi MIX 3

Display

6-inch QHD+ Full-screen Display

Processor

Snapdragon 845

RAM

6/8GB

Storage

128/256GB

Primary Camera

Dual 12MP

Secondary Camera

8MP

OS

Android 8.0 Oreo

Battery

4000mAh

Expected Launch Date: Q3 2018

That rounds up the list. If there is any device that will be amongst the top upcoming smartphones of 2018 than it has to be one of these devices. We’ve taken all the strong players in the market who have a proven record of coming up with great phones each year and lined it up here.

This year we are expecting to see the upcoming flagship smartphones to have a better display and a better battery life. We will also see some smartphones to come up with the on-screen fingerprint sensor.

17 COMMENTS

I like the Iphone 7 concept phone, if only because it actually uses the whole face of the phone. I was disappointed that with so many phones, they espouse a large screen only to see a large portion of it black or bezel edges.

HTC 10 already has those features. HTC makes some of the best phones if not the best all around flagships on the market. They are hugely underrated. HTC has led the smartphone market to what it is today, just look around HTC’s innovation is easy to spot. All metal body, antenna bands, dual cameras, dual stereo speakers, live photos, 5-8MP front camera, powerful hi-res audio, hi-res microphones, they were also the first to opt for lower resolution for larger pixels (which they were originally criticized for, yet others have begun doing the same). I mean these are just a few of that which HTC has contributed to the smartphone industry (and you don’t see them suing everyone for copying their innovation, like some manufacturers lol). A lot of people don’t even know that HTC is the first Android to support Apple Airplay, and the 10 DOES feature water resistance . HTC needs to bring back an improved version of the dual camera with higher resolution. The HTC M8 took AMAZING pictures, with the low resolution of the camera only being negative, and even that was only noticeable when zoomed in all the way, the HTC m8 took some of the best pictures I’ve seen from a smartphone. Another big feature of HTC is the touch response, HTC was the first to have a touch response below 50ms, and to this day their flagships have some of the fastest touch response of any phone, if not the fastest. HTC gets the earliest Android updates outside of Google’s own phones. Water resistance seems to be the new craze, yet what does it matter if the phone is submergable ? It still can’t take pictures under water, and considering your FAR more likely to drop your phone and break it, a durable design is more important. Even the HTC has you covered in every worst case scenario, featuring a durable all metal body, water resistance (for rain, or the shower), and even if that doesn’t protect your phone, HTC offers FREE Uh-Oh protection replacing your phone in any worst case scenario (you will have a hard time finding that anywhere else). Besides chances are if you drop your phone in a lake, stream, pond, or ocean, chance are you won’t get your phone back anyways lol, narrowing the fully submergable water resistance down to pools, and puddles lol. JUST SAYING….. Also I just want to say, every year I hear people talk up the upcoming iPhone with all these fantastic features and changes and it always comes out looking just like the last one, with what seems like HTC inspired features lol. We will have to see I guess.

I used to have the HTC One. At the time, it was the cheapest flagship. But now I have the ZTE Axon 7. It’s pretty much the same phone as the HTC 10. Except it’s $250 cheaper and has a 2 year full replacement warranty. If you break the phone and the warranty doesn’t cover it, then you can replace it for only $80. If the warranty covers it, then the replacement is free. You get unlimited replacements for 2 years.

No, apple has very good after sale services, where as samsung, LG, and all others does not have any after sale services in the Market, in australia samsung display centres and repair centres never give any response to user. This is based on my personal experience and went back to iphone.
I was using samsung since s2 launched and then s3, s4and s5. When my s5 had some problem with the software, did not samsung responded and i switched over to iphone.
Request to samsung authorities to look in to this and increase your selling capacity.

I got my first “iPhone 6” last year. Even before reach 1.5 years iPhone 6 got hardware issue and iPhone slowly died after several sudden shut downs. I carefully used and it didn’t had one single scratch. Apple repair centers said cannot replace(out of warranty) or repair (its a motherboard issue). I Just lost a lot of money because of shitty apple hardware. functionality and smooth is good but not worth paying that price for one year. I will never go for iPhones Again. Better buy two good androids for the same price.

A lot of the specs on here as bs….galaxy s8 is barely about to be realeased. You can’t already be speculating about s9. And not every phone on here is gonna have the Snapdragon 835 chipset. I’m betting you samsung will end up making a higher end exynos chipset for the note 8. They just can’t release the note with the same specs as the s8. Also, even 6gb ram is ridiculous for phones with good memory management. 8gb ram is just absurd. No phone on here is gonna put out 8gb ram. If you actually look at memory management graphs, there is usually always 1-2 gb of floating ram available.